clout |klout| noun 1 informal a heavy blow with the hand or a hard object : a clout on the ear. 2 informal influence or power, esp. in politics or business : I knew he carried a lot of clout. 3 …

Dec 4, 2018 · Over the next 40 years, “clout” pulled ahead of “pull” in Chicago’s vocabulary. “Pull” must have started to sound bland in comparison with this more visceral and menacing word. …

May 20, 2014 · "Cast not a clout till May be out," and even then make any desired change discreetly, for "fickle as the wind is a proverb which has more than metaphorical force in …

Power, clout, influence, authority, control, etc. are all capable of being used to mean exactly the same thing. Of that (non-exhaustive) list, I'd say that influence is the best one for the "power by …

Apr 11, 2015 · The meaning of clout here is the second one from this list: pull; strong influence; muscle, especially political power; So the example sentence given there applies: a wealthy …

May 30, 2019 · 1891 Harper's Mag[azine] Dec. 36/2 Some of the boys wore only 'G-strings' (as for some reason the breech-clout is commonly called on the prairie). 1948 Time 5 April 12/3 The …

Feb 15, 2016 · Consider selfishly beneficent. Beneficent (of a person) generous or doing good. and. Selfish (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for other people;

Aug 11, 2021 · "Clout chaser" doesn't show up in any standard dictionaries, but it's fairly commonly used (especially in the American rap music industry), with over 250k hits on Google …

The word "clocked" can be used to mean "noticed", as in: Bob: I'm gonna park here a minute. Did you see any traffic wardens about. Geoff: Actually, I clocked one down the road on my way up...

Aug 20, 2012 · It comes from the American police show Hawaii Five-O; "five-o" has since become a slang term for police.In the show, "Five-O" is just a police unit, but the name itself doesn't …